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The communication overhead seems more than balanced by the extra redundancy you have when people do become unavailable (which they inevitably do) and people not burning out in quite as high a rate.

But hey, I'm a Dutchman working 80%, so I'm sure I'm biased.

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I'm all for an 80% week. In my career I've known six people who suffered burnout, one of whom committed suicide. Too many corporations push our IT and devs too hard, then replace them when they get used up. I don't see the U.S. companies going for an 80% week though.

You might enjoy reading about Brooke's Law and Parkinson's Law.

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